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variola minor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | variola minor virus |
| Type of | smallpox virus, variola virus |
variola minor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alastrim, cuban itch, kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, west indian smallpox, white pox |
| Type of | smallpox, variola, variola major |
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The illness, which is unique to humans, is caused by one of two viruses, variola minor and variola major.
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The case-fatality rate for variola minor is 1% or less.
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Variola minor is a less common presentation, and a much less severe disease, with historical death rates of 1% or less.
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By the mid-20th century variola minor occurred along with variola major, in varying proportions, in many parts of Africa.
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They had no idea what traveler had carried the disease or where he had come from, but the smallpox proved to be the mild form, variola minor or alastrim.
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In the United States and South Africa a much milder form of smallpox, variola minor, was recognized just before the close of the 19th century.
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Patients with variola minor experience only a mild systemic illness, are often ambulant throughout the course of the disease, and are therefore able to more easily spread disease.
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Infection with v. minor induces immunity against the more deadly variola major form.
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